Free of charge! Just now, FBA has a big update...

At the end of the year, FBA has ushered in a wave of major updates as usual! These updates are both good and bad, which makes sellers feel mixed!

First of all, let me tell you the good news! Recently, Amazon launched a new program called FBA New Selection program, which aims to provide free monthly storage and removal services for new ASINs.

One of the highlights of this program is "free". Starting from April 1, 2020, participants are eligible for free monthly storage, free removal, and free returns for eligible new FBA ASINs. In addition, FBA newcomers have the opportunity to receive a $100 discount on Amazon Partnered Carrier delivery.

It can be seen that this plan is Amazon's support for FBA novices, aiming to cultivate excellent and loyal FBA users. But we all know that Amazon has always been unwilling to suffer losses. This time, Amazon has given benefits to new sellers, but it has taken action against all FBA sellers!

Recently, Amazon released a notice about "Changes in US Amazon FBA Fees and Sales Commissions", announcing that it will increase US FBA delivery fees and adjust sales commissions for some products. From the official notice, the fee changes generally include the following aspects:

FBA logistics delivery fee changes

According to Amazon officials, the FBA delivery fee increased by 3% on average, but in actual calculation, the fee increase in several stages exceeded 8%, which is an astonishing increase!

Sales Commission Changes

This time, Amazon adjusted the sales commissions of products in 5 categories:

Monthly storage fee changes

From January to September, the monthly inventory storage fee for standard-sized items will increase by $0.06 per cubic foot. This means that the increase in storage fees is close to 10%.

Changes in labelling fees

On February 18, 2020, Amazon increased the fee for its logistics labeling service from $0.20 per item to $0.30 per item.

Removal Order Fee

Amazon will charge a per-unit removal fee based on weight. At first glance, it seems that the price has been reduced, but the fees for products weighing more than 2 pounds are higher. 2 pounds is just under 1 kilogram. As long as it exceeds 1 kilogram, a fee of 0.4+0.2*excess weight will be charged. The weight of many products is above this line. For these sellers, the disposal/removal fee is actually more expensive.

Changes to Light and Small Program Fees

After the change, a fixed tiered charging system was adopted, and it was difficult to tell at first glance whether the price had increased or decreased!

The FBA fee changes that will be implemented in February 2020 seem to have both increases and decreases, but a closer look reveals that most of them are price increases, especially for key fees, and the reductions are just insignificant amounts of money. My brother-in-law's wishful thinking is really smart!

In addition to updating the charging standards, FBA has also made corresponding regulations on labeling. If you do not make adjustments, you may not be able to ship your goods! Some sellers have received a notice from Amazon stating that from today on, the shipping label for FBA and the label of the freight company (such as UPS, Fedex) must be affixed on the same side.

Previously, Amazon sellers simply affixed Amazon labels and express labels on packages. However, for Amazon warehouses, it will be more difficult to match express numbers with FBA IDs, further reducing logistics efficiency.

At present, Amazon has not given a clear implementation time for this change. However, to be on the safe side, in order to avoid rejection and unnecessary trouble, sellers are currently advised to try their best to affix labels in accordance with the new regulations.

After the Black Friday online promotion, Amazon was too busy processing customer orders to take care of sellers’ goods, so it suspended FBA warehousing and receipt. This time, the regulation of package labeling is probably also to improve the efficiency of goods entering warehouses and putting on shelves during the peak season.

FBA has standardized labels many times, and the editor has also sorted them out for you here!

Amazon's series of adjustments to FBA can sometimes really catch sellers off guard! I hope everyone can always pay attention to the background dynamics and plan countermeasures as soon as possible to ensure that their own business is not affected!